Spring is here, and New Year Publishing is celebrating with the release of Postcards from the Hedge: Seasons in a Suburban Garden. This witty memoir by landscape designer Jill Appenzeller is now available in select San Francisco Bay Area bookstores and online for the suggested retail price of $23.95.

In “Postcards from the Hedge,” Appenzeller reflects on life, family and human nature in the context of her ever-changing garden. The book is a collection of vivid vignettes that span all four seasons—from early springtime buds to the rainy California winter—as well as decades of memory. Filled with humorous anecdotes and surprising insights, the book explores what gardening can teach us about ourselves and the world we live in.

The first seeds for this project were planted over ten years ago when Appenzeller began writing newsletter columns for various garden clubs. At the urging of many of her readers, she adapted and expanded the work into a full-length memoir. “Gardening is an unexpected gift,” says Appenzeller. “You go out planning to work hard, to dig, to sweat. To struggle and tug, pull and plant. You think it’s a chore. And then you get a surprise: silence, time, quiet. A different look at this world of ours—all without trying. That’s been my experience in the garden, and it’s a gift I hope to share with my readers.”

“Postcards from the Hedge” can be purchased online from website at Barnes and Noble, and from independent Bay Area bookstores, including Postcards from the Hedge.

About the Author

Jill Appenzeller is landscape designer who has created residential gardens all over California and beyond. She studied landscape architecture at UC Berkeley and is a member of numerous gardening organizations, including the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Royal Horticultural Society. She has been the president of the Diablo Women’s Garden Club, the oldest garden club in California, for two years.

Jill’s designs have appeared in publications including Better Homes and Gardens and the San Francisco Chronicle, and have been featured on HGTV and in the annual San Francisco Landscape Garden Show. She also writes two regular garden columns for the Diablo Women’s Garden Club newsletter and regularly participates in speaking engagements.